AGHAST


Meaning of AGHAST in English

adjective

1.

Synonyms: afraid 1, anxious, ||ascared, fearful, frightened, scared, scary, terrified

Related Word: appalled, horrified, horror-struck; undone, unmanned

Idioms: scared stiff ( or white)

2.

struck by an intense emotional reaction (as surprise, disgust, or bewilderment)

aghast at the lack of discipline

Synonyms: agape, confounded, dismayed, dumbfounded, overwhelmed, shocked, thunderstruck

Related Word: agog, amazed, startled; awed, awestricken; astonished, flabbergasted, surprised

Idioms: struck all of a heap, taken aback, unable to believe one's eyes ( or senses)

Contrasted words: acceptant, acquiescent, tolerant

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